Easy Road to Fame in Legislature’s Brevity
The Boston Transcript notes introducing a bill is easy and often misunderstood by the public. It cites Senator Blair’s late session bill to divert the Gulf Stream as an example of a measure intended to heat the north pole, illustrating how many bills never reach enactment.
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Boston Transcript
Washington
Congress of
United States
Blair
Congress
Gulf Stream
Labrador
North Pole
Ethics and capitalism in wartime business ethics
Rev George R Lunn argues in the Homiletic Review that capitalism is anti-social anti-religious and anti-ethical, likening business to war. He says condemnation targets the system, not individual capitalists, who are workers victims of a world we should outgrow and abolish for Christian faith.
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Masterman
H. H. Rogers
Gen. Sherman
George R. Lunn
Toto
Immortals and Aid From a Generous Nation
A Homiletic Review piece contrasts builders of destruction with Pasteur as a moral immortal. It notes British old age pensions literacy gaps, England's unemployed term, and praises American aid exceeding a million dollars for Italian earthquake victims sent by cable, highlighting U.S. generosity and prompt response.
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England
United States
Italy
Solomon rules crying baby cannot be a nuisance
A London judgment holds that a crying baby has the right to cry and cannot be barred as a nuisance. The defense brief notes the lawyer admitted the prosecutor once cried as a baby, illustrating the natural prerogative of infancy.
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Solomon
London
Seven Die in Delaware Train Wreck At Delmar
Seven men died or burned to death in a head on collision between an express train and two locomotives on the Delaware division of the Pennsylvania railroad at Delmar Delaware. The wreck sparked a fire and hindered rescue efforts as six crew members and passengers are named and one horse perished.
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Wilmington
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Delaware Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Delmar
Olver Perry
American Express
Philadelphia
J. D. McCready
George Davis
W. T. Cochran
J. W. Wood
R. M. Davis
Wilhel
New Castle
Ashangepholis
Memphis
Tenn
Lewis Brockway
Princess Trixie Company
Salisbury
Princess Trixie
Keith's Theater
Norfolk
W. Harrison Barnes
Europe
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Cape Charles
Perry
McCready
Davis
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Delaware
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad
Norfolk Express
Norfolk, Va
Cape Henry
Norfolk & Southern
Greenville
8. C
Southern Railway
Washington
Atlanta
Harbins
Here
W. J. O'Neal
Joe Clay
Anegro
World's Tribute to George Washington
Chicago reports Gov. Fort urges revival of Washington spirit and longer terms for executives with no re election. Washington honors include LL D for Roosevelt and speeches on progress and ideals. New York celebrates Lincoln and Washington with dinners, parades, and a statue ceremony. Rome and Paris observe Washington's birthday with flags and diplomatic lunches.
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Washington
John Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Union League Club
George Washington University
Roosevelt
Charles B. Hughes
New York
Alfred Harding
Hughes
Hampton Roads
Gov. Hughes
Senate
Senator McLaurin
Mississippi
Lincoln
Brooklyn
Newsboys
Randolph Gugfenheimer
George Washington
Union Square
Rome
Paris
Ambassador White
South and
Central America
Agricultural appropriation bill increases funding in 1924
Washington reports the agricultural appropriation bill totals 13 173 276 dollars, up 889 450 from the house version. The forest service gains 500 000 for fire protection, the bureau of plant industry 156 090 for standards of cotton and grain grading, 105 530 to combat the cotton boll weevil, and 55 000 more for animal industry quarantine and inspection. The experiment stations bureau is told to study human food preparation methods.
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Washington
House
Senate
Forest Service
Bureau of Plant Industry
Bureau of Experiment Stations
Rainey Fights Graft in Panama Canal Purchase
Illinois Representative Rainey stated in the house that his remarks on Panama canal purchases exposed graft, denying attack on the canal itself. He criticized Cromwell and outlined proposed treaties that would shift funds to Colombia, increasing U S treasury costs and altering Panama revenue after 1918.
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Washington
House
United States
Panama Canal
Rainey
Illinois
House of Representatives
Lovering
Massachusetts
Panama
Canal
William Nelson Cromwell
Cromwell
Democratic National Committee
Olcott
N. Y
Colombia
Unidentified Youth Killed by Speeding Car
A young man, not identified yesterday, was struck and killed by an automobile in New York. The car carried two men and two women and fled the scene after the collision.
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New York
Czar dissolves Finnish diet and calls new elections
In St. Petersburg on February 23 Emperor Nicholas I I dissolves the Finnish diet and orders elections May 1 for a new diet to assemble June 1. The action comes after President Svinhufvud criticized the throne speech. Svinhufvud contended Russian cabinet control over Finnish legislation violates constitutional rights.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Svinhufvud
M. Svinhutvud
Premature Blast Kills Seven in Port Arthur
A premature blast in Port Arthur Ontario kills seven people and injures others. Rescue workers and authorities respond as investigators search for cause and safeguard the site. Police and industry officials pledged a thorough inquiry.
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Port. Arthur
Ont
Japanese envoy voices hope for smooth U.S. ties
London Feb 23 Count Takahiwa Kato newly appointed Japanese ambassador to Great Britain said in an interview there is no reason why Japanese relations with the United States should not remain excellent in the future despite loud talk by a small excited section.
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London
Great Britain
Takahiwa Kato
United States
Unloaded Gun Causes Death in Bronx Homedeath
Howard Staub died from a gunshot to the brain in the Bronx after Mrs. Mary Schmidheime allegedly fired a pistol she believed unloaded. The incident occurred at Schmidheime's home and details suggest the weapon was not empty as claimed.
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New-York
Howard Staub
Bronx
Staub
Mary Schmidheime
Eulogies Lauded Late Senators in Special House Session
Dead members were eulogized in a special session of the House of Representatives. Senators William Boyd Allison of Iowa and Asbury Churchwell Latimer of South Carolina and Representative Ariosto Wiley were honored in a formal ceremony. The event in Washington on February 23 featured remarks from speakers and clergymen reflecting on the lives and public service of the deceased lawmakers.
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Washington
Iam Boyd Allison
Iowa
Asbury
Churchwell Latimer
South Carolina
Ariosto
Wiley
House of Representatives
Yeater
Joo
Riots Tear Through Greek Quarters in Omaha
In Omaha Nebraska on February 23 rioters wreck Greek commercial districts after a Sunday clash. Five shot and wounded, 11 Greeks beaten, about 15 others assaulted, several shops destroyed including Abe Cocorfis bakeries and Demos Bros confectionery, three hotels burned or damaged, widespread property loss, police and sheriff redeploy as mobs threaten further violence. Separate Iowa incident reports a lynch mob at Ottumwa jail after an assault on a white woman, with a hundred to a thousand participants. suspects held in city and county jails.
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Omaha
Neb
South Omaha
Briggs
Sherrif Bralley
Mars
Abe Cocorfis
Demos Bros
Iowa
Ottumwa
Detroit Woman Murdered Shocks City
Detroit Mich February 23 Miss Frances Richard aged 68 of 535 Alexandrine avenue east was found murdered in her home yesterday. There were three gashes in the throat and face and numerous cuts and bruises on the head and body.
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Detroit
Mich
Frances Richard
Alexandrine
Avenue East
Yeaterday
Cawthie
Castro Will Face His Ex Subjects
Cipriano Castro former president of Venezuela plans to return as a private citizen sailing from Bordeaux March 26 on the Guadeloupe to La Guaira He asserts he is the actual president and seeks to retire Gomez by voluntary action A court has suspended him and transferred the suit to the criminal court Castro owns estates near Fuerte Cabello and may reside there.
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Dresden
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Gomez
Castro
Bordeaux
Guadeloupe
la Guaira
Republic
Criminal
la Guatra
Fuerte Cabello
Hem enway Joins Ananias Club Over Secret Service Debate
Washington 28 Senator Hemenway of Indiana is named a member of the Ananias club by President Roosevelt. The action follows his report as chairman of the appropriations committee on secret service restrictions. Roosevelt says the limits could have spared the convicted in past land fraud cases. The president’s letter goes to Acting Chairman Hale.
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Hemenway
Indiana
Ananias Club
Roosevelt
Appropriations Committee
Secret Service
Congress
Hale
Senate Appropriations Committee
Tornado Wrecks Reece Kansas and Nearby Towns
A Wichita Kansas reported storm yesterday destroyed the Missouri Pacific depot and four buildings at Reece Kansas, injuring four and leaving property losses heavy northwest of Reece. No fatalities. Coffeyville reports a thunderstorm damaging a refinery truck and a rolling tank. details unclear due to damaged text.
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Wichita
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Missouri -Pacific
Reece
Kansas
Coffeyville
Jack-the-Rs Menace Reported in Berlin Feb 28
Berlin reports a sensational note about a group dubbed Jack-the-Rs. Details scarce, but authorities describe a rising threat and cautious public warning issued locally.
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Sentiman
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